tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post4293994413142140800..comments2024-03-28T05:23:44.479-07:00Comments on Wilfully Obscure: V/A - The dB's & Friends - Christmas Time Again! (2015, Omnivore) - a brief review spavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-1972847382334757282015-12-22T03:35:49.595-08:002015-12-22T03:35:49.595-08:00You're welcome, kind sir. Will have to seek ou...You're welcome, kind sir. Will have to seek out the Buzz of Delight track...Rob-in-Brevardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532844419280599147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-59715630309317501612015-12-18T22:58:46.315-08:002015-12-18T22:58:46.315-08:00The "easy listening" portion kinda kills...The "easy listening" portion kinda kills the vibe every other song, doesn't it though Bruce? Then again, I don't exactly celebrate Christmas. One song that should have been shoe-horned in that wasn't was Buzz of Delight's "Christmas." Would have fit in nicely with the dB's.<br /><br />Thanks for the link Rob.spavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-74725976723515187102015-12-18T12:45:15.217-08:002015-12-18T12:45:15.217-08:00After "Yuletunes" (for Mimi and me, I do...After "Yuletunes" (for Mimi and me, I don't know which was first chronologically) this was the beginning of great power pop/indie holiday albums. <br /><br />Those who became teens/music fans in just the last 10 to 15 or so years have no idea how sparse the Christmas offerings were from rock musicians. There was a little bit of an exception from the UK where a Christmas single was a tradition. Over here, however, very few and far between.<br /><br />Now there are too many!<br /><br />If somehow someone who reads this site does not have this album (in one of its many formats!), I have a bit of advice: GET IT!Bruce K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04854123794402624239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-57232685011338847052015-12-18T04:48:57.624-08:002015-12-18T04:48:57.624-08:00Nice review, spavid. I'm gonna add a link to i...Nice review, spavid. I'm gonna add a link to it from dB's Repercussion blog.<br /><br />Amazing how many times Chris has "re-booted" this thing. There's also the version released in 2006 on Collector's Choice with 20 tracks (the version that's been on iTunes for a while now). I like the new one on Omnivore, but I wonder how much ribbing Chris is getting from his music buddies about "that Christmas album's five different incarnations," etc.Rob-in-Brevardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532844419280599147noreply@blogger.com